Next WC?

[pcharles93]

Either way, it'll be amazing. Too bad that'll be a ways away from me

 

[flee135]

Mm, it's too bad it's not during the summertime. That's probably when most people are free, including me. Though I could probably work things out to go, I still don't feel comfortable skipping school.

I hope it's somewhere in China, so I can visit relatives while going.

 

[Boopyman]

It's true probably way more people would come if it was during the summer, especially kids because of school.

 

[cubeman34]

i have never heard of Asia cubers can you name some?

 

[Vulosity]

Yu Nakajima.


Seriously,you've never seen an asian cuber? Or are you being sarcastic?

 

[pcharles93]

i have never heard of Asia cubers can you name some?

I'll name some Japanese cubers for you. Yu Nakajima, Yumu Tabuchi, Mitsuki Gunji, Sinpei Araki, Takayuki Okusa, Syuhei Omura, Raiden, Takumi Yoshida, Keisuke Hiraya, Kazuhito Iimura, and Hiroyuki Take. That's all I can remember now.

 

[shelley]

i have never heard of Asia cubers can you name some?

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org...ventId=&regionId=_Asia&pattern=&search=Search

Or are you just being stupid?

 

[tim]

i have never heard of Asia cubers can you name some?

I'll name some Japanese cubers for you. Yu Nakajima, Yumu Tabuchi, Mitsuki Gunji, Sinpei Araki, Takayuki Okusa, Syuhei Omura, Raiden, Takumi Yoshida, Keisuke Hiraya, Kazuhito Iimura, and Hiroyuki Take. That's all I can remember now.

You forgot Ryosuke Mondo .

 

[cubeman34]

wow guys i was kidding i didnt no that much thou

 

[Dene]

Tyson said somewhere that it is in Hong Kong. Unless he was joking (I don't think he was), then it definitely is there.

More importantly, when will it be? I assume it is going to be in around a years time, seeing as last year it was at the beginning of October.

I think it's every 2 years. Seeing how there was a 2003, 2005, and 2007 WC. It'll probably be in 2009.

You obviously didn't read my post carefully enough. I know it's next year, I want a date.

 

[HelloiamChow]

I kind of like the idea of it being held in the winner-of-the-last-WC's country. So not only are you competing for yourself, but if you win, it'll be closer to you so you could be sure to defend it.

WC 09 has to be in Asia.

 

[Rubixcubematt]

hopefully i will be able to go. this would probably be a bad idea, but i think that it would be cool to have it in australia. there are some really good cubers here, plus it would give speedcubing a kick-start in australia. This probably wont happen, but it would be awesome if it did

 

[hdskull]

Both Tyson and Ron said Hong Kong.

 

[TMOY]

I've also heard Hong Kong from many people. But it's not official yet, and it still may change. (Remember EC 2008 what originally planned in Poland before moving to Bilbao.)
Anyway, it would be fair that it happens somewhere in Asia, since there are lots of great speedcubers there and they have never hosted a WC yet.

 

[blah]

I would like to point out that there weren't that many good Asian cubers pre-WC07, because people seem to think "how come the WCA hasn't hosted a WC in Asia with all the great cubers there?" Yeah.

 

[doublegun19]

i've also heard people in the hong kong commitee saying that its held in hk

 

[joshuachan1995]

hokkaido

Yu Nakajima would be delighted

 

[Inusagi]

I also think Hong Kong would be a good place. It's a famous place, so I hope there's a lot of plains going there.

 

[joey]

Heh, I was waiting for Insuagi to post.

 

[DavidWoner]

I would like to point out that there weren't that many good Asian cubers pre-WC07, because people seem to think "how come the WCA hasn't hosted a WC in Asia with all the great cubers there?" Yeah.

just because they hadnt competed before WC07 doesnt mean that they werent there. Kazuhito Iimura is probably the best sq-1 solver in the world, but noone outside of japan had heard of him until a few months ago. and Keisuke Hiraya broke both the 4x4 WRs his first time competing in that event. And what about the Koreans? I though ansi's feet records were untouchable, but they come out with two guys who are just as good and take both his records.

basically a lot of phenomenal unheard-of cubers have been emerging from asia over the past few months, and a WC in asia would be just the thing to coax even more out of the woodwork.